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A big part of my inspiration for The Drug Report was Beth Pearce's amazing film, VOICE OF THE VICTIMS: TRUE STORIES OF ECSTASY AND KETAMINE. The film simply lets the victims of drug tragedies tell their stories. It's real life, it's undeniable, and it's incredibly powerful. I'm sure Beth has saved many, many lives, and it is my hope that this blog will do so as well. To learn more about her film, go to Voice Of The Victims.

FACTS ARE FACTS

A friend of mine likes to say, "You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts."

When it comes to drugs, there are lots of opinions out there: Some think drugs are safe and fun, some think they're dangerous and frightening, and many think everything in between.

But facts are facts, and when someone dies from drugs, or someone is murdered by a person who is on drugs, or is raped by someone who has given them drugs, that's just a fact. Drug users who actively promote drug use rail against these facts, and I expect they'll be commenting regularly on The Drug Report. But they can't change the facts.

7 Responses to ““Self Medicating” Leads to Two Deaths”

Crystal Morgansaid

Rollie did have professionally prescribed medications – his prescriptions ran out and when he went to get them refilled they told him to come back in 3 weeks when there was an available appointment. People need to know the whole story and what we have been through with him before they start throwing out their “opinions” on the situation. If his “self-medicating” led to the shooting why don’t you ask why he had to self medicate in the first place.

It’s a tragedy that Rollie wasn’t able to get an appointment. It seems like a priority should be given to people who need medications to balance their mental health, and it’s wrong that someone would have to wait three weeks to get a prescription filled.

For whatever the reasons, both voluntary and involuntary, a lot of people do self-medicate, and it is a very unhealthy thing to do.

Raven Morgan(sister)said

My little brothers case has been re-opened by the chicago tribune and 2 privately paid lawyers,the truth will be known before i die and he will no longer be known as a murderer!
I will always love you Rollie-love Mena/Rave

“…Reports on these trials list patients who have committed suicide, and list those patients as being of a certain age and as having committed suicide at a certain point during the trial, when the patient in question has a very different age and the event in question happened at a completely different point during the trial…”.

“…Miscoding of suicidal act as emotional lability…”

” …Lilly have resorted to treatment non-response and a range of other headings to code what happened…” [re coding/mislabelling suicidal acts happening on clinical trials]

“…records on Prozac, Seroxat/Paxil and Lustral/Zoloft, you will find cases of homicidality coded as nausea for instance…”

“…Discontinuation of patients from studies for primary adverse effects such as nausea when in fact there has been a suicidal act;…”

“…But it is also worth adding specifically that this has been a feature of all trials of Zoloft/Lustral, Seroxat/Paxil and Prozac throughout…”

Rayna Lowery-Morgansaid

I am Tara’s sister and I also agree that this was NOT Rollie’s fault and do not consider him a murderer. Tara’s Dad (my Dad also) is mentally ill and I understand and sympathize with Rollie and his problems. I think that’s why Tara understood Rollie so well. I hope this all works out in the end. I love you Tara Rae Lowery.

Jeanettasaid

I know alot of the stuff he’d done. He told me all the time, I begged and pleaded with him to stop that it was making him mean, and he wouldnt listen. He was one of my best friends, been there for me no matter what the problem was, he felt to me like the brother I never had. I also read an article at gunguys.com, saying that they had no idea where the gun came from and all that, kinda odd. All I know is I’m going to miss him more than anything. Crystal has already gotten in touch with me, Raven if you would like to as well, you may get the info from Crystal. Extremely sorry about the lost, I’m sure you 2 were closer to him than I was. R.I.P. Rollie
Jeanetta